The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyWashington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-1743817 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$7.3M
Organizations funded110
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$159M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
78% of grants went outside District of Columbia.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide | Eugene, OR | General program support for applying legal tools to protect the mesoamerican reef, 2023-2025 | $300,000 |
| Mesoamerican Reef Fund | Guatemala, GT | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General program support for coral's work in the mesoamerican reef ecoregion, 2025-2027 | $245,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | Improving fisheries in the mesoamerican reef and water quality in the mayan aquifer, 2025-2027 | $225,000 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | General operating support, 2024-2027 | $200,000 |
| Asociacion Interamericana Para LA Defensa Del Ambiente (Aida) | San Francisco, CA | Improving the water quality and health of the motagua river, 2024 | $175,000 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | General program support for oceana's work in belize, 2023-2026 | $175,000 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | General operating support 2023-2024 | $151,300 |
| Friends of Turneffe Atoll Dba Turneffe Atoll Trust | Bozeman, MT | General operating support, 2024-2027 | $150,000 |
| Fundacion Para El Ecodesarrollo Y LA Conservacion (Fundaeco) | Guatemala, GT | Scaling up no-take areas and sustainable fisheries management in caribbean guatemala 2023-2024 | $150,000 |
| Fundacion Para El Ecodesarrollo Y LA Conservacion (Fundaeco) | Guatemala, GT | Sexual and reproductive health services for rural indigenous women in guatemala: consolidating and scaling up a successful delivery model | $150,000 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | Heel: boosting youth leadership for gender justice in central america | $150,000 |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | Chicago, IL | Clean rides network planning phase | $150,000 |
| Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | Community-Driven retrofit accelerators: an inclusive and scalable building decarbonization strategy | $150,000 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | Building power with rise up girls networks to advance gender equity in guatemala and honduras | $150,000 |
| Seattle International Foundation | Seattle, WA | General program support for camy fund | $150,000 |
| Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | Transportation policy reform (clean responsible investments to decrease emissions in states) | $150,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Improving buffer zones in key watersheds to reduce agricultural run-off into the mesoamerican reef, 2023-2025 | $150,000 |
| Fos Feminista | New York, NY | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Girl Rising | Pittsfield, MA | Girl rising guatemala gender equity programming and campaign | $125,000 |
| Population Council Inc | New York, NY | Consolidating the legacy of the abriendo oportunidades program for indigenous girls and mentors in momostenango | $125,000 |
| Urban Sustainability Directors Network | Sanford, NC | Advancing just climate action in the built environment | $125,000 |
| American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy | Washington, DC | Meeting the moment: leveraging transformative federal funding to advance decarbonization and equity in buildings and transportation | $100,000 |
| Glasswing International USA | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | Educational recovery in central america: supporting the critical role of civil society organizations | $100,000 |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | Chicago, IL | Equitable transportation fund rounds 4 (2023) and 5 (2024) | $100,000 |
| Mothers Out Front | Boston, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Tri-State Transportation Campaign | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, CA | Assessing fisheries sustainability in belize and the wider mesoamerican reef | $95,000 |
| Greater Greater Washington Commons | Washington, DC | Equitable transportation in the dmv region | $90,000 |
| Island Press | Washington, DC | Supporting thought leadership on sustainable cities | $75,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | Transforming systems to benefit native american communities by investing in the rising generation of indigenous girls and 2slgbtq young… | $75,000 |
| Southeast Sustainability Directors Network | Asheville, NC | Leveraging networks to accelerate local climate action | $75,000 |
| Stand | San Francisco, CA | Safe cities: fast tracking clean energy solutions | $75,000 |
| Stichting Rutgers | Utrecht, NL | Yield collective action learning hub | $75,000 |
| Urban Sustainability Directors Network | Sanford, NC | Leveraging networks to accelerate local climate action | $75,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Collaborative fund to decarbonize the built environment | $75,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Advancing state transportation policy reform | $75,000 |
| Asociacion Gojoven Honduras | Tegucigalpa, HO | Sexual health, reproductive health and health for my life | $70,000 |
| Gojoven Belize Alumni Association | Belmopan, BH | Empowering tomorrow's leaders: advancing sexual and reproductive health through youth leadership | $70,000 |
| Instancia Por LA Salud Y El Desarrollo de Las Mujeres | Guatemala, GT | Empowering youth to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights in guatemala | $60,000 |
| Asociacion Ama | Poptun, GT | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Asociacion de Desarrollo Socio Economico Indigena Bayan | LA Ceiba, HO | Holistic education for youth in honduras | $50,000 |
| Chisholm Legacy Project | Baltimore, MD | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights | Denver, CO | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Fundacion Acceso | Montes de Oca, CS | Weaving regional networks and capacities for the comprehensive protection of individuals, collectives and communities that promote and… | $50,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Energy democracy initiative | $50,000 |
| Jane's Due Process Inc | Austin, TX | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Lighthouse Black Girl Projects the | Jackson, MS | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Mongabay | Menlo Park, CA | Solutions journalism project on the management of the mesoamerican reef, with a focus on belize | $50,000 |
| National Association of City Transportation Officials | New York, NY | Clean rides partnership | $50,000 |
| Regional Plan Association Inc | New York, NY | Ensuring climate and equity in new york transportation spending | $50,000 |
| Riders Alliance Inc | New York, NY | Supporting nysdot reform & NYC bus improvement | $50,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Supporting marine resource management in the mesoamerican reef region, 2024 - 2026 | $50,000 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund | Brooklyn, NY | New ambition in new york: leading on transportation investment and building decarbonization | $50,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Shifting transportation policy and narratives towards climate justice and universal mobility | $50,000 |
| Urge Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equality | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | General operating support | $45,000 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | Assessing and strengthening oceana's security in belize | $45,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | General program support for local solutions for scaling impact in mexico and the wider mesoamerican reef for resilient communities,… | $42,400 |
Showing the 60 largest of 110 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General program support for coral's work in the mesoamerican reef ecoregion, 2025-2027 | $490,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | Improving fisheries in the mesoamerican reef and water quality in the mayan aquifer, 2025-2027 | $440,000 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | General operating support, 2024-2027 | $400,000 |
| Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | Transportation policy reform (clean responsible investments to decrease emissions in states) | $300,000 |
| Friends of Turneffe Atoll Dba Turneffe Atoll Trust | Bozeman, MT | General operating support, 2024-2027 | $250,000 |
| Population Council Inc | New York, NY | Consolidating the legacy of the abriendo oportunidades program for indigenous girls and mentors in momostenango | $250,000 |
| Greater Greater Washington Commons | Washington, DC | Equitable transportation in the dmv region | $180,000 |
| Fos Feminista | New York, NY | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | Transforming systems to benefit native american communities by investing in the rising generation of indigenous girls and 2slgbtq young… | $150,000 |
| Seattle International Foundation | Seattle, WA | General program support for camy fund | $150,000 |
| Urban Sustainability Directors Network | Sanford, NC | Advancing just climate action in the built environment | $125,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Collaborative fund to decarbonize the built environment | $100,000 |
| Blue Ventures Conservation | Bristol, | General program support for fisheries work in belize, 2025-2027 | $80,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Advancing state transportation policy reform | $75,000 |
| Asociacion Gojoven Honduras | Tegucigalpa, | Sexual health, reproductive health and health for my life | $60,000 |
| Asociacion Ama | Poptun, | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Jane's Due Process Inc | Austin, TX | General operating support | $50,000 |
| National Association of City Transportation Officials | New York, NY | Clean rides partnership | $50,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Supporting marine resource management in the mesoamerican reef region, 2024 - 2026 | $50,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Shifting transportation policy and narratives towards climate justice and universal mobility | $50,000 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | General operating support | $45,000 |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | Building transportation equity and safety in albuquerque, new mexico | $40,000 |
| Coincidir | Santa Catarina Pinula, | General operating support | $40,000 |
| Green Empowerment | Portland, OR | Training for women in rural communities with digital community centers in alta verapaz, huehuetenango and quiche | $30,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Organizing for a clean economy in the hudson valley | $30,000 |
| Iniciativa Guatemala | Bealeton, VA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Blue World Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | Seeking to reduce fishing pressure in caribbean guatemala through alternative livelihoods, 2024-2026 | $20,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,254,053 | 137 |
| 2023 | $7,084,250 | 172 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Jun 16, 2026 (amended) - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601679349100725
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1743817
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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